>500 years between buddha's death and first written biography of his life
>20 years between Jesus' death and first written biography
So why the fuck is Buddhism still taken seriously?
>>2102828
Because it is exotic.
>>2102828
What I find weird is that some secular retards don't doubt the existence of anyone but Jesus. He's so fucking scrutinized that they might as well request a photographic evidence and his signed statement that he was real while nobody has a problem with the existence of Buddha, Muhammad, Socrates or Sulla.
>>2102844
That's mostly because Christians did such a terrible job refuting those that believe in the "Christ myth" theory.
Calling people who doubt the existence of Jesus "morons" or "tin-foil hat conspiracy theorists" tends to only hardened their opposition. Something that should've been a slamdunk case proving Jesus existed ended up spreading out of control.
Library link: https://mega.nz/#F!AE5yjIqB!y7Vdxdb5pbNsi2O3zyq9KQ
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>European
Paganism in the Roman Empire
The Dark Side of the Enlightenment: Wizards Alchemists and Spiritual Seekers in the Age of Reason
(^Also in A.'.A.'.>Philosophy)
>Gnostic Stuides
Codex Nasaraus
The Secret Adam: A Study in Nasaraean Gnosis
Histories of the Hidden God: Concealment and Revelation in Western Gnostic, Esoteric, and Mystical Traditions
>Kabbalah
Shamanic Trance in Modern Kabbalah
The Oxford Handbook of Apocalyptic Literature
A Felt Sense: More Explorations of Psychoanalysis in Kabbalah
Scholastic Magic: Ritual and Revelation in Early Jewish Mysticism
>>2097254
>Neoplatonism
Theophany: The Neoplatonic Philosophy of Dionysius the Areopagite
Neoplatonism after Derrida
Neoplatonic Philosophy: An Introduction
Soul and Intellect: Studies in Plotinus and Later Neoplatonism
Physics and Philosophy of Nature in Greek Neoplatonism
Porphyry's Launching--Points to the Realm of Mind: An Introduction to the Neoplatonic Philosophy of Plotinus
>>2097265
Reorganized some files to make a new folder:
>Eastern>Buddhism
Guide to Tipitaka
In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon
Sayings of the Buddha
The Philosophy of Desire in the Buddhist Pali Canon
Sutta Nipata: A New Translation
The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha
The Long Discourses of the Buddha
The Connected Discourses of the Buddha
The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha
A Manual of Abhidhamma (Abhidhammattha Sangaha)
All other Buddhist files (Tibetan, Vajrayana) have been placed here.
The 'discourses' make up about a third of the Therevada/Hinyana Pali Canon. The first bit is monastic codes. The third bit is Abhidharma. I didn't post the first because you can find it more or less anywhere. I include both a summary of the final bit and some commentary over in the Tibetan section.
>>2097309
>Eastern>Buddhism>Tibetan
THE DIVINE MADMAN, The Sublime Life and Songs of Drukpa Kunley
PLAY OF THE OMNICSIENT Life and Works of Jamgon Ngawang Gyaltshen An Eminent 17th & 18th Century Drukpa Master
Profound View In The Drukya Kagyu Teachings of the Second Drukchen called Chariot of Establishment, Treasure Trove of a Mind Absorbed in the Profound Meaning
Penetrating Wisdom: The Aspiration of Samantabhadra
REBIRTH AND CAUSATION IN THE YOGACARA ABHIDHARMA
Jewels from the Treasury, Vaubandhu’s Verses on the Treasury of Abhidharma and Its Commentary, Youthful Play, An Explanation of the Treasury of Abhidharma by the Ninth Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje
Did your grandparents talk about the war or did they not talk about it at all?
>>2095867
Eastern Front gramps talked a lot about it, Western front grandpa didn't tell hardly anything about his service.
my grandpappy killed a German with his bare hands, he somehow fell into a well with the soldier
I'm French and all of my three grandfathers were resistants
What's the verdict on Varangians? Do East Slavs really have viking heritage, or did the Vikings simply form a ruling class that never actually miscegenated with the Slavs?
fingolian wewuzers itt in 3, 2, 1...
>>2109587
considering all the nordic artefacts and remains, yes
>>2109988
Rurik had some Finnish heritage for sure
It at least disproves the theory that he had anything to do with Denmark since Danes don't generally have Finnish genetic markers
Give me one reason why the average people in Roman Britain wouldn't speak Latin as their mother tongue by the time of the fall of the Roman Empire just like the average peoples of all other former Celtic lands like France and Iberia.
You can't. That's why English is 60% Latin with no Celtic word whatsoever.
britannia was never as roman as other provinces. it was on the edge of the empire behind the sea.
>>2109070
¿Qué?
>>2109070
Actually English is Germanic, you dolt. Germanic has words from Celtic languages though if that's what you're referring to due to the time when the Celts were overlords to the Germans
What do we know about Historical Jesus?
>>2108486
Extremely little.
Hell, while it's more probable than not, we don't even have absolute certainty that there was a historical Jesus, and not say, a completely mythical or composite character one.
>>2108495
I thought that most historians agree that Jesus was an end time preacher who mostly preached to the poor and underprivileged members of society.
He was black
how do we know if we really figured out the "true" set of morals?
i think taoists are making the most sense.
>i think taoists are making the most sense.
How so?
>>2113108
I think moral absolutism is legit.
Moral actions are absolutes. Killing is always wrong.
Even if you kill someone in self-defense, it is still evil. It is just a rational form of evil. So it can be justified in a sense.
>>2113386
Oh yeah, as for the true set of morals.
We can use the golden rule. The golden rule states don't do to others what you wouldn't want done to yourself.
It is simply the logic of human behavior. If you break the golden rule you are a hypocrite or illogical.
To simplify the golden rule even further to avoid any confusion, it means don't do things to people against their will.
If you could go back in time and kill three historical figures, who would you kill?
Hard mode: you can't pick any Nazis, Stalin, Mao, Lee Kuan Yew (RIP), or any prophets of any religion (that includes Jesus, Muhammad, Abraham, Moses, Siddhartha, etc. However, people like Martin Luther or Joseph Smith are applicable.)
>>2112938
Your Mum, your dad, your grandma.
>>2112938
Gilles de Rais, Caligula, Hirohito
>>2112938
I would kill:Napoleon,Marx and Lenin.
>>2112228
I cri evrytim i_i
>>2112228
the last true Hellenic pagan, all those that followed are LARPers
this includes the guys on the Mani peninsula
Germanicus
What would have happened if in early August 1941, Hitler had pushed forward towards Moscow (as his generals wanted), instead of turning south towards kiev and waiting until October before trying to take Moscow?
The Russians would have burned it down.
Soviets were prepared for this, so nazis would most likely fail, even if they would take Moscow, it would turn into the 2nd Stalingrad, Soviets would flank them and destroy them.
>>2112210
No sense. Stupid scenario like "capitulation after fall of capital" wasnt possible. Front of your picture was ideal to keep (with little straightening in north), mistake was to move forward.
Who was in the wrong here?
>>2111987
the Jews and the Papists
notice how Alsace is not present
>>2111987
Honestly, if you didn't see this coming, you deserve it.
why is national socialism banned?
Because they lost, and the weak must fear the strong. It's how Hitler would have wanted it to be. :^)
>>2111773
>Because they lost
so why isn't socialism banned?
Because it lost.
Apologize.
>I only get triggered when people question religion
ftfy
>>2111616
Sorry. It's wrong to pick on retards
question everything except the holocaust
In war, when is it okay to invade a neutral country?
If doing so will grant you victory
>>2111490
/thread.
"Rules" of war are an imbecilic delusion, the only rule should be "whatever works".
>>2111502
Yeah
Who the fuck is going to punish you if you kill them and make the survivors your bitch?
Why were there so many violent coups and repressive totalitarian dictatorships during the twentieth century? What sparked it all?
Dirty commies and the Great Depression.
Mostly dirty commies. Germany must never be allowed to forget the pain that they inflicted on this earth by creating and promoting communism. It makes the Nazis look puerile in comparison.
The 20th century is not unique when it comes to this, they're essentially kings but without the title or the tacky fashion
its worth noting that there were many violent coups and repressive totalitarian dictatorships in every century